In the League One game on 1 August 2026, Yanbian Longding FC beat Nanjing City 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 5:2, corners 3:5.
Match report
Yanbian Longding hosted Nanjing City in the 17 round of League One. The contest finished 1-1 after a tight 90 minutes. The hosts dominated possession but could not secure a victory.
Nanjing broke the deadlock in the 40 minute. Jerome Ngom Mbekeli found the net to put the visitors ahead, and «and here's the thing», he received a yellow card moments later. He was substituted in the 90+2 minute.
The home side controlled the tempo throughout. «By then», Yanbian had built up a comfortable lead in possession but failed to create clear chances. They created space but Nanjing held their shape. The visitors defended deep, relying on transitions.
Felicio Brown Forbes rescued a point in the 90+7 minute. The equaliser arrived after Nanjing’s José Vitor dos Santos Silva was sent off. «To be fair», the match concluded with intense activity.
Yanbian finished with 62 per cent possession and 5 shots on target. Nanjing managed 2 shots on target despite the late red card. Yanbian sit 5th with 35 points, while Nanjing remain 14th on 21.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %62–38
Shots on target5–2
Shots off target8–2
Big chances0–1
HT🟨24' Shewketjan Tayir — Yellow card⚽40' Jerome Ngom Mbekeli — Goal🟨40' Jerome Ngom Mbekeli — Yellow card⇄45' Vas Nuñez — Substitution🟨50' Yang Dejiang — Yellow card⇄62' Hu Rentian — Substitution⇄65' Cui Taixu — Substitution🟨83' Meng Zhen — Yellow card🟨83' Joaquim Alexandre Abreu Domingos — Yellow card🟨87' Zhang Xiaofeng — Yellow card⇄90+2' Jerome Ngom Mbekeli — Substitution⇄90+5' José Vitor dos Santos Silva — Substitution🟨90+5' José Vitor dos Santos Silva — Yellow card🟥90+6' José Vitor dos Santos Silva — Red card⚽90+7' Felicio Brown Forbes — Goal
